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trite
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trite  (trt)
adj. trit·er, trit·est
1. Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
2. Archaic Frayed or worn out by use.

[Latin trtus, from past participle of terere, to wear out; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.]

tritely adv.
triteness n.

trite [traɪt]
adj
1. hackneyed; dull a trite comment
2. Archaic frayed or worn out
[from Latin trītus worn down, from terere to rub]
tritely  adv
triteness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.trite - repeated too oftentrite - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham

trite
Translations
trite [traɪt] ADJtrillado, manido

trite [ˈtraɪt] adjbanal(e)

trite
adj (+er) (= trivial, banal)banal, nichtssagend; (= hackneyed)abgedroschen; it would be trite to say that …es wäre banal zu sagen, dass …

trite [traɪt] adj (remark) → banale; (story, idea) → trito/a e ritrito/a

trite
adj trite [trait]
(of a remark, saying etc) already said in exactly the same way so often that it no longer has any worth, effectiveness etc His poetry is full of trite descriptions of nature. afgesaagde تافِه، مُبْتَذَل банален otřelý klichéagtig abgedroschen τετριμμένος, κοινότοπος banal kulunud, labane تکراری kulunut banal נָדוֹש पुराना प्रचलित otrcan elcsépelt berulang-ulang útslitinn, margtugginn trito ありふれた (말, 표현 등이) 낡아 빠진, 진부한 banalus, nuvalkiotas banāls; nodrāzts basi, lapuk afgezaagd forslitt, banal oklepany banal банальный banálny, všedný oguljen otrcan nött, banal ซ้ำ ๆ ซาก ๆ basma kalıp, bayat 陳腐的(言詞) заяложений, банальний فرسودہ cũ rích, nhàm chán
adv tritely
afgesaag بابْتِذال банално otřele klichéagtigt abgedroschen τετριμμένα, κοινότοπα banalmente labaselt بطور تکراری؛ بطور مبتذل latteasti banalement בְּצוּרָה נְדוֹשָה घिसे-पिटे ढंग से otrcano elcsépelten secara berulang-ulang á útslitinn hátt banalmente ちんぷに 진부하게 banaliai banāli dgn cara yg sudah basi afgezaagd banalt banalnie banal банально banálne vsakdanje otrcano banalt อย่างซ้ำ ๆ ซาก ๆ bayatlamış şekilde 陳腐地 банально فرسودگي سے cũ rích, nhàm chán
n triteness
afgesaagdheid إبْتِذال баналност otřelost klichéagtighed die Abgedroschenheit κοινοτοπία banalidad labasus بی مزه گی؛ ابتذال latteus banalité נְדוֹשוּת घिसापिटापन otrcanost elcsépeltség pengulangan tugga, ófrumleiki banalità ちんぷさ 진부함 banalumas banalitāte; banālums kelapukan afgezaagdheid det som er forslitt, banalitet banalność banalitate банальность banálnosť obrabljenost otrcanost utnötthet, banalitet ความเบื่อหน่าย bayatlık 陳詞濫調 банальність فرسودگي sự cũ rích, nhàm chán


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